Movies

A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.

Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the...

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.

1962 Japanese movie

Rival bands of pirates try to get hold of a priceless treasure.

A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives.

For the poor, Edo is Hell on Earth, starving under the rule of Tanuma Okitsugi, corrupt councilor to the shogun. But the courageous vagabond called...

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

The four-member con group, including the intellectual boss Nobukichi Ishiguro (Masayuki Mori), who is called an "aristocrat con man" for his elegant...

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their...

Comedy-horror film by Masaki Môri.

Drama about the friendship between a lonely laborer (Atsumi) and a young woman (Hoshi) unable to enter college.

Japanese comedy film.

Kotaro Shimoyama, once a government official, loses his job and separates from his wife, Sachie. He now resides with his daughter, Haruko. By chance,...

Shizuko Kasagi and Hideko Takamine star as young women who try to raise money for a needy old friend by becoming wandering singers who work for tips...

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki